Saturday, March 31, 2012

FormTool Deluxe 7

FormTool Deluxe 7 Review



FormTool is the most complete electronic formssolutionProduct InformationWhether you design a form from scratch or use one of over 800 includedtemplates you can be creating forms in no time at all. With drag-and-droptechnology from start-to-finish FormTool is without a doubt the easiest way tocreate a professional-looking form. It's difficult to match FormTool's designediting routing and filling capabilities. And nothing beats the power andenhanced compatibility of FormTool's relational database.  Product Highlights Over 800 Forms Included FREE: Includes 800+ professionally designed forms easily customizable to your needs. Design Your Own Custom Forms: With FormTool it's simple to build a form exactly the way you want it. Just drag and drop all the elements you need: lines check boxes even entire tables or fields from your favorite database. Send/Receive forms via email: All the information that's filled in and returned via email can easily be imported back into FormTool's relational database — even to users without FormTool! Popular Database Support: Easily build a connection with popular databases like Access ACT Excel SQL Oracle and more.Product FeaturesTools and Features: Convert Paper forms to Digital forms Optical Character Recognition for full editing of scanned forms Design E-Forms from Scratch Add Forms Intelligence (Calculations ValidationsDrop-Down Lists Checkboxes Database Lookup) Automatic Form Database Microsoft Office Style Interface FormTool Filler/Data Manager IncludedImport/Export Functionality: Import/Export FTF - Form Tool Format Import/Export Database fieldsIncluded Forms / Templates: 250 Label Templates 100 Self-running form fillers includedWindows Requirements Windows 2000 XP Vista Pentium III with 500 MHz (or equivalent) or higher processor 64 MB of RAM 60 MB Hard Disk space or greater CD-ROM drive


Thursday, March 29, 2012

Key CAD Complete for Macintosh

Key CAD Complete for Macintosh Review



Key CAD Complete for Macintosh Feature

  • Design absolutely anything with engineered precision!
  • Turn your MAC into a powerful design workstation or drafting tool!
  • Has many features: modify, cut, copy, paste, skew, scale, radial & linear duplicate, inverse fillet, flip, chamfer & more!
  • Free symbol libraries in PICT format! Over 470!
  • Drawing, Desining and Viewing!
Until Key CAD Complete the power of CAD was for the techical elite. Because it took an engineer to master the complex commands and concepts required to use Computer Aided Design. No longer. Now there is Key CAD Complete, that puts high perforance CAD at anyone's fingertips.


Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Vectorworks Architect with Renderworks 2011

Vectorworks Architect with Renderworks 2011 Review



Vectorworks Architect with Renderworks 2011 Feature

  • ARCHITECT w/ RENDERWORKS V.2011 (WIN 2000,XP,VISTA,WIN 7/MAC 10.5 OR LATER)
Vectorworks Architect is elegant architectural CAD software that offers BIM capabilities in a flexible, hybrid-design environment. With its superior 2D and 3D functionality, you'll enjoy an ease-of-use not found in competing products. Vectorworks Architect's approach to BIM lets you improve your existing design process instead of replacing it-making it easier for many firms to adopt a BIM workflow.


Monday, March 26, 2012

IMSI TurboCad Deluxe 2D/3D V17 Software

IMSI TurboCad Deluxe 2D/3D V17 Software Review



IMSI TurboCad Deluxe 2D/3D V17 Software is everything you need to create presentation-ready home plans, technical drawings, mechanical designs, illustrations, school projects and more. The IMSI TurboCad Deluxe 2D/3D V17 Software is perfect for Architects, Engineers, Hobbyists, Contractors, Builders, Designers, Illustrators, Students, Educators and Graphics Designers.


Saturday, March 24, 2012

Shark CAD LT V5

Shark CAD LT V5 Review



Shark CAD LT V5 Feature

  • Shark LT provides a comprehensive yet intuitive collection of 2D drafting tools for architects, engineers, drafters, and other design-related personnel needing to create professional drawings
  • Create precise 3D digital prototypes suitable for concept-to-manufacturing solutions; Shark LT maintains precision NURB/analytic forms needed in demanding tasks such as manufacturing or engineering analysis
  • Shark LT supports an integrated collection of 2D, 3D, surface, and solid modeling tools--choose the tools or combination of tools you need for the task at hand
  • Supports over 25 file formats, allowing you to share data with numerous design, analysis, rendering, documentation, and manufacturing solutions, including SAT, IGES, STEP, STL, OBJ, VRML, and DXF/DWG formats
  • Available for both Windows and Mac OS X platforms; the Mac OS X version is a universal binary natively supporting PPC and Intel based Macs
Shark LT provides a comprehensive, yet intuitive collection of 2D drafting tools for architects, engineers, drafters, and other design-related personnel needing to create professional drawings.

a comprehensive, yet intuitive collection of 2D drafting tools for architects, engineers, drafters, and other design-related personnel needing to create professional drawings. Click to enlarge.

Professional Drafting, Annotation, and Markups
Choose from over 26 dimension types and a variety of industry standards to annotate drawing data. Shark LT includes support for ASME Y14.5 geometric dimensioning and tolerances (GD&T) as well as adhering to ISO standards. Mechanical as well as architectural designers will appreciate the breadth of formatting options for annotating drawings.

Accelerate your drawing generation with Shark LT's model to sheet functionality. Create precision 2D drawings from 3D parts based upon technology licensed from Dassault's CATIA including auxiliary, detail, and section views.

Review and redline drawings using Shark LT's markup tools. Add labels, comments, and revision clouds while tracking changes using markup tables.

Precision Digital Models
Use Shark LT as your foundation to create precise 3D digital prototypes suitable for concept-to-manufacturing solutions. Based on Dassault's ACIS modeling kernel, Shark LT maintains precision NURB/analytic forms needed in demanding tasks such as manufacturing or engineering analysis.

Shark LT supports an integrated collection of 2D, 3D, surface, and solid modeling tools. You choose the tools or combination of tools you need for the task at hand. Notable tools include numerous spline creation and modification commands, seventeen surface construction methods, blending, chamfering, shelling, stretching, twisting, bending, and foreign part editing tools. All surface and solid modeling operations transparently support associativity and a history tree for rapid design modifications.

Ease of Use
While many packages claim ease of use, few actually deliver. Shark LT not only delivers unprecedented usability, but provides an uncompromised, extensive set of 2D/3D design tools. Shark LT has been designed, from the ground up, to be intuitive for the casual user as well as the professional designer. Keys to the innovative user interface include smart prompting and tips, intelligent snapping through LogiCursor, and over 80 minutes of training videos.

Share Data with Other Solutions
With support for 25+ file formats, Shark LT allows you to share data with numerous design, analysis, rendering, documentation, and manufacturing solutions. Notable among these formats include SAT, IGES, STEP, STL, OBJ, VRML, and DXF/DWG.

Windows and Mac OS X Compatible
Shark LT is available on both Windows and Mac OS X platforms. The Mac OS X version is a universal binary natively supporting PPC and Intel based Macs. The Windows version works with both Windows XP and Windows Vista

Technical Features

Usability

  • Concept Explorer to examine and modify relationships and construction history
  • Prompt Window for prompting designer through commands
  • Data Entry Window for explicit creation and modification
  • Object Info Window
  • Tool Tips & Hints
  • Tool Help & Tool Cursors
  • Multiple Monitor Savvy
  • Customize background colors
  • Small or large tool palette option
  • User defined views & work planes
  • Unlimited Undo & Redo
  • User Defined Working Units

LogiCursor

  • Intelligent Snaps
  • Mid Points, End Points & Centers
  • Intersections (Real and Extended)
  • Dynamic Axis Locking
  • Along Axis Alignments
  • Snap Filters
  • Tangents and Perpendiculars
  • Works in 3D as well as 2D

Data Management

  • Layers and Sub Layers
  • Isolate Layer
  • Increment/Decrement Layer
  • Layer Locking
  • Layer Color Override
  • Object show/hide tools
  • Automated File Backups
  • Group and Ungroup
  • Lock and UnLock

2D Creation

  • Point & Line Tools
  • Arc & Circle Tools
  • Conic Arcs & Ellipse Tools
  • Polygon Tools
  • Spline Tools (Through, Bezier, CV)

2D Editing & Utilities

  • Dynamic modification of shapes
  • Fillet & Spline Fill
  • Chamfering
  • Trim, Extend & Segment
  • Region Trim, Divide & Break At
  • Connect, Join
  • Offset By Value or To Location
  • Transformations

Annotation/Detailing

  • Pen Weights, Patterns, Styles
  • 26 Dimension Tools
  • Hatching
  • Fill Patterns
  • Bill of Materials
  • Text Tools
  • GD&T
    • Datums
    • Feature Control Frames
    • GD&T True Type Font

Markup Tools

  • Pencil and Markers
  • Revision Clouds
  • Markup Tables

Automated 3D to 2D

  • Automatically generate 2D drawings from 3D models
  • Scalable Draw Views
  • Section & Detail Views
  • Auxiliary Views
  • Predefined Drawing Templates

Part Library

  • 30,000+ Part Library
  • Drag and Drop Parts
  • Dynamically Position

Data Exchange

  • SketchUp
  • DXF/DWG
  • ACIS SAT, IGES & STEP
  • Adobe Illustrator (V6)
  • Rhino 3DM (Import Only)
  • STL (ASCII and Binary)
  • SketchUp Import
  • PICT (Mac Only)
  • CGM (Import Only)
  • 3D Studio (Import Only)
  • TurboCAD Mac

Verification Tools

  • 2 Point Distance & Angles
  • Lengths & Minimum Distance
  • Interference Detection
  • 2D Planar Properties (Area, Centroid, Principle Moments)
  • Dynamic Curvature Plots

Visualization

  • Standard Top, Bottom, Front, Side, Back, Isometric & Trimetric Views
  • User defined views
  • Zoom Tools
  • Lights
    • Distant, Point, Spot

Surfacing Modeling

  • Infinite Planes
  • Nets (MxN curve networks)
  • Skin Surface
    • Draft angles and magnitude
    • Perpendicular take offs
    • Simplify Option
  • Ruled Surface
  • Cover Surface
    • Planar and Non Planar
    • N-Sided Edges
  • Revolve Surface
    • 2 Pt Revolve
    • About curve revolve
  • Extrude by Vector
  • One Rail Sweep
    • In place sweeping
    • Perpendicular sweeping
  • Two Rail Sweep
    • Maintain height option
  • Tube/Pipe Surface
  • Thicken Surface to Solid
  • Associativity for rapid design modifications

Surface Utilities

  • Plane/Surface Intersection
  • Project Curve to Surface
    • Imprint Option
  • Surface/Surface Intersection
  • Curve/Surface Intersection
  • Silhouette Curve Calculation
  • Explode Surface Edge
  • Project curve to plane

Solid Modeling

  • Solids from Primitives
  • Lathe & Extrude Profile
  • One & Two Rail Sweep
  • Cutout from profile
  • Protrusion from profile
  • Solid from sections
  • Pipe Solid
  • Branched Solid
  • Associativity between curves and resultant solids for rapid design modifications.

Feature Operations

  • Feature based modeling
  • Parametric Features
  • Feature/History Tree
  • Shelling
    • Constant Wall Thickness
    • Editable multi wall thickness
    • Option to keep shelled core
  • Holes
    • Simple, counterbore, countersink
    • Through body
    • To face, To depth
  • Bosses
  • Shelling
  • Constant Radius Blends
    • Vertex Blends
    • Elliptical Section Blends
    • Multi-Edge Blending
  • Variable Radius Blends
    • Linear Blends
    • By position
    • By curve map
    • Fixed Width Blends
  • Constant Length Chamfers
    • One Length
    • Two Length
    • Length/Angle
    • Vertex
  • Variable Length Chamfers
    • Two Lengths
    • Two Length Chamfer
    • Four Length Chamfer
    • Lengths and Angles
    • By position
    • Fixed width
  • Bending
    • 2 Point bend axis
    • Center line bend
    • Bend angle and radius

Solid Modeling Utilities

  • Boolean Operations
    • Add, Subtract, Intersect
  • Trim & Split
  • Thicken
    • Thicken surface to solid
    • Thicken existing solid
    • Thin existing solid
  • Stitching Surfaces to Solids
    • User defined tolerances
    • Healing & Repair
    • Tolerant Edges
    • NURB to Analytic Simplify

Local Face Editing

  • Use local face tools to modify imported files which do not have history or feature parameters
  • Draft & Match Face
  • Move & Offset Face
  • Remove & Replace Face

Punch! Shark™ LT provides a comprehensive, yet intuitive collection of 2D drafting tools for architects, engineers, drafters, and other design-related personnel needing to create professional drawings.


Monday, March 19, 2012

Turbocad Deluxe Bndl 2D/3D Cad

Turbocad Deluxe Bndl 2D/3D Cad Review



Get the best value in computer-aided design, training, and symbols with the all new TurboCAD 18 Deluxe Bundle. Valued at over 0, this bundle pairs the all new TurboCAD Deluxe 18 with our most popular training and symbols package for one low price.


Sunday, March 18, 2012

AutoCAD 2012 Training DVD - Tutorial Video

AutoCAD 2012 Training DVD - Tutorial Video Review



AutoCAD 2012 Training DVD - Tutorial Video Feature

  • Learn AutoCAD 2012 at your own pace from an expert
  • Visual training method, offering users increased retention and accelerated learning.
  • Breaks even the most complex applications down into simplistic steps
  • Ideal for users who prefer to learn visually. Easy to follow step-by-step lessons, ideal for all
  • Comes with Extensive Working Files
Number of Videos: 111 Lessons - 13 Hours Duration
Ships on: DVD-ROM
User Level: Beginners
Works On: Windows 7,Vista,XP- Mac OS X

Brian Benton authors this comprehensive AutoCAD 2012 tutorial video. This latest offering from Autodesk is chock full of new features and a modified interface. Brian Benton will take you through this industry standard CAD program, and teach you to use it effectively, whether you are a beginner, or long-time user of AutoCAD. Starting with a tour interface, this video tutorial will ease you into AutoCAD 2012. You will review the installation procedure, explore the interface, and discover whats new in this latest version. From there, you jump into actually using AutoCAD to produce drawings. You will learn all the different shape tools - lines, circles, rectangles, etc. You will learn about AutoCADs coordinate system, how to edit and delete objects, and how to take advantage of layers. You will use blocks, and discover dimensioning, and how to apply it to your projects. Finally you will explore how to plot and publish your project. With interactive projects at the end of each chapter, you will quickly learn to apply what you have been taught. By the completion of this video training course, you will be fully capable of using AutoCAD 2012 to produce and publish CAD drawings for your own projects. Working files are included to allow you to follow along and learn AutoCAD at your pace.


Friday, March 16, 2012

TurboCAD 15 Deluxe 2D/3D

TurboCAD 15 Deluxe 2D/3D Review



TurboCAD 15 Deluxe 2D/3D Feature

  • More professional features per dollar than any other 2D/3D CAD application.
  • Easy to Learn and Use
  • Need help with a new feature? Get answers fast. Access context-sensitive help within the software, searchable, indexed help online, free email and web-based support, or give us a call to receive free telephone tech support.
  • More 2D Drafting & 3D Modeling in One Application - Now get more precision design and drafting tools including new dimensioning tools, new roof tool, new eco-friendly content, new green materials and more! 4.) Improved CAD & Graphics Compatibility Now includes support for 30 of the most popular industry-standard file formats including AutoCAD and Google SketchUp.
TurboCAD 15 Deluxe 2D/3D gives you unlimited design options with hundreds of professional drafting and design tools, incredible file support, video and interactive tutorials, photorealistic rendering and millions of symbols. TurboCAD Deluxe delivers everything you need. Create presentation-ready home plans, technical drawings, mechanical designs, artistic illustrations, crafts, school projects and more.


TurboCAD Professional v12 [Old Version]

TurboCAD Professional v12 [Old Version] Review



TurboCAD Professional v12 [Old Version] Feature

  • ACIS® 15 Solid Modeling Engine
  • Powerful Part Tree
  • NURBS-based objects including deformable modeling
  • Create solids from surfaces and surfaces from solids
Power, precision and performance are the hallmarks of TurboCAD® Professional v12. With integrated 2D drafting, 3D surface and solid modeling, and photorealistic rendering, TurboCAD delivers unparalleled design productivity and dramatic visual results. Power, precision and performance are the hallmarks of TurboCAD® Professional. With integrated 2D drafting, 3D surface and solid modeling, and photorealistic rendering, TurboCAD delivers unparalleled design productivity and dramatic visual results. Adjustable tool palettes, context sensitive tools and intuitive work flow combine to deliver time savings and increased screen space. Geometric and dimensional constraint management tools, simplified text editing, and superior file format compatibility, offer added productivity. Plus, LightWorks® 7.5 and LightWorks Archives of materials and effects achieve stunning visual presentations for architectural and mechanical designs. And with additional tools such as a parametric modeling Part Tree, blend preview, and thousands of fully parametric drag-and-drop doors and windows, TurboCAD is the most advanced CAD software in its price range.


Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer 8.0 [Download] [OLD VERSION]

Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer 8.0 [Download] [OLD VERSION] Review



Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer 8.0 [Download] [OLD VERSION] Feature

  • Move a wall, change a color, add a room, redesign a kitchen, and estimate costs before you build
  • The Design Planning Center provides advice, decorating guidelines, tips, and techniques from the editors of Better Homes and Gardens magazine
  • Over 1,000 cabinet combinations to choose from - customize using unlimited styles and colors
  • Over 500 botanically accurate flowers, trees and shrubs - from tropical to desert
  • Design in 2D or 3D - add, resize, and automatically dimension your plans
Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer 8.0 can help you with the basics to design, remodel or add landscaping to your home. With the Design Planning Center's expert design tips and a library of over 4,000 items you can create your perfect design. There are 500 sample plans all of which allow you to create a virtual walk-through of your home. The program enables you to easily visualize your project in 3D.

The basics for designing, remodeling or adding landscaping to your home.

Home Designer makes it easy to see and visualize your design ideas on your next remodeling project.

Create and take a Virtual Tour of your design.

Fun & Easy Home Design Software

Home Design Software

  • Floor and space planning--use to size and visualize rooms for remodeling or redecorating
  • Quickly place and arrange walls, windows, doors, furniture, create decks and landscaping
  • Easy to use automated building tools for roofs, stairs, framing, cabinets and more
  • Generate various styles of Automatic roofs for your home
  • Automatically generate a complete spreadsheet for your project costs, broken down by category. Calculate the amount of lumber for your deck or concrete required for your new patio.
  • Use House Wizard to choose your rooms and then drag them to your design layout configuration to generate a floor plan
  • Choose from over 500 sample floor plans to help generate ideas

Remodeling Software

  • Move a wall, change a color, add a room, redesign a kitchen and estimate the costs--all before you build. Home Designer makes it easy to see and visualize your design ideas on your next remodeling project.
  • Material Painter--point-and-click colors for walls, floors, countertops and more
  • Use the Color Chooser to create the perfect color for your walls, floors and more
  • Insert doors, windows and skylights with One-Click
  • Design Planning Center--expert design tips from the editors of Better Homes and Gardens¨ magazines
  • Create the Virtual Look and Feel Before You Remodel!
  • Automatically generate a cost estimation and material list for your project
  • Assign costs for materials: descriptions, quantities, unit costs and more
  • Materials automatically update as you design

Interior Design Software

  • Material Eyedropper--choose your own or manufacturer colors and textures
  • Material Painter¨ lets you apply colors and materials quickly and easily
  • Choose from thousands of colors and textures or create your own materials using a digital photograph
  • Generate new floors automatically based on your current floor plan design
  • Drag and drop thousands of items from the Library Browser. Choose great looking furnishings including tables, chairs, sofas and more. Easily change the size, color or material.
  • Use the Better Homes and Gardens Design Planning Center to help guide your designs with guidelines, tips and expert advice
  • Create and take a Virtual Tour of your design
  • Cabinet Designer Tools--choose from over 1,000 cabinets--customize using unlimited styles and colors

Over 500 realistic landscaping plants in the library to choose from.

Use House Wizard to choose your rooms and then drag them to your design layout configuration to generate a floor plan.

Deck and Landscaping Software

  • Create custom landscaping plans in 2D and 3D
  • Over 500 realistic landscaping plants in the library to choose from
  • Use the Deck Designer tools to quickly design the layout of your deck
  • Design single or multi-level decks including free-standing, tiered and post-and-beam
  • Create driveways, sidewalks and pathways
  • Use the automatic tools for adding stairs, deck railings and roofs
  • Define decking materials, place and arrange outdoor furniture to correctly size your deck or patio

Get Started Quickly and Easily

  • The Quick Startup Options Guide will help you begin with "How-To" tutorials based on the type of your project
  • Better Homes and Gardens Design Style Templates
  • Exclusive Design Planning Center for up-to-date How-To and Design Tips from the experts to help in your design process
  • Includes Step-by-Step Tutorial DVD Packed with over 25 easy "step-by-step" tutorial training videos that will quickly get you started on your next outdoor design project

Design Tools

  • Advanced 3D camera tools: Glass House, Doll House and Final View for truly photo-realistic 3D images
  • Choose from several home style of templates--Colonial, Arts & Crafts, Traditional and more to start your next home project
  • Design in 2D and 3D. 3D Views are automatic--just point-and-click with the camera tool--you can even use Glass House view to see through surfaces.
  • Create a Virtual Tour--by recording your camera movements
  • Visualize designs with day and night views
  • Generate shadows from the sun for realistic 3D views
Home Designer 8.0 is the latest release of Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer with more design tools than ever before. Inspire your designs with the Better Homes and Gardens Design Planning Center. Home Designer is an entry level title that can help you with the basics to design your new home. It has a library of over 6,000 items to help with your design. There are 500 sample plans all of which allow you to create a virtual walk-through of your home. The program enables you to easily visualize your project in 3D. Build decks, fences and even fulfill your basic landscaping needs.


Sunday, March 11, 2012

TurboCAD Deluxe 18 CAD Software

TurboCAD Deluxe 18 CAD Software Review



TurboCAD® Deluxe gives you unlimited design options with hundreds of professional drafting and design tools, incredible file support, video and interactive tutorials, photorealistic rendering and pre-drawn drag-and-drop symbols. It's everything you need to create presentation-ready home plans, technical drawings, mechanical designs, illustrations, school projects and more.


Saturday, March 10, 2012

Windows AutoCAD 2011 Fundamentals - Training Course for Mac [Download]

Windows AutoCAD 2011 Fundamentals - Training Course for Mac [Download] Review



Windows AutoCAD 2011 Fundamentals - Training Course for Mac [Download] Feature

  • Reduce learning time by 80%. Learn from a professional trainer from your own desk.
  • Visual training method, offering users increased retention and accelerated learning.
  • Breaks even the most complex applications down into simplistic steps
  • Ideal for users who prefer to learn visually
  • Easy to follow step-by-step lessons, ideal for all
AutoCAD is an industry standard design and documentation software program that is easy to learn, but complex to master. In this video training CD, expert author Brian Benton guides you through the fundamentals of AutoCAD 2011 and teaches you everything you need to know to be on your way to becoming an fully functioning AutoCAD user. Starting with the basics what AutoCAD can do, Brian quickly brings you up to speed on the interface, and then dives right into applying the basics, and ends each important chapter with a project that reviews everything you have learned in each section. Using this hands on approach allows you to more quickly absorb and apply the material being communicated, increasing your retention and understanding of AutoCAD 2011. By the completion of this 10 hour tutorial, you will be familiar and comfortable with AutoCAD, and capable of drawing, decorating and annotating an AutoCAD project. Also included are work files to allow you to work along side the author, and further understand what he is showing you, step by step.


Friday, March 9, 2012

Corel CorelCAD Education Edition

Corel CorelCAD Education Edition Review



Corel CorelCAD Education Edition Feature

  • Be productive immediately in an environment filled with industry-standard features and tools.
  • Communicate your ideas with precision using customizable 2D and 3D design tools.
  • Innovative features like VoiceNotes let you add messages and instructions in your drawing, and CorelDRAW and Corel DESIGNER compatibility (Windows version only) enhance collaboration.
  • Plus, CorelCAD is built for both Windows and Mac OS, so it delivers impressive speed and performance on the platform of your choice.
Get a native DWG, high-performance CAD solution—without the high price—with new CorelCAD. Open, work with and save files in DWG format for easy collaboration with colleagues, suppliers and partners.


Thursday, March 8, 2012

HGTV Home Design & Remodeling Suite

HGTV Home Design & Remodeling Suite Review



HGTV Home Design & Remodeling Suite Feature

  • Build a Green Kitchen—HGTV will help you plan and visualize a new, updated kitchen, complete with new, more energy-efficient appliances
  • Wizard-driven interface makes any project easy, plus HGTV How-To Video Tips and a printed user guide to get you started
  • Photorealistic 3D Technology with virtual walkaround and thousands of 3D appliances, furniture, lighting and more
  • Easy room makeovers--start with your own digital picture
  • Includes free technical support
Design Your Dream Home with Help from HGTV, the No. 1 home improvement television network. Take a fresh approach to the way you live, including building a green kitchen, with HGTV Home Design & Remodeling Suite.

Design Your Dream Home with Help from HGTV.

Easily draw out your room. Then choose materials and furnishings just by dragging and dropping. Click to enlarge.

Perfect for creating a new living space. Click to enlarge.

All the tools for creating winning kitchens & baths. Click to enlarge.

Are you looking to update a living room, bedroom or other space but aren't really sure where to begin? HGTV Home Design & Remodeling Suite makes the process a cinch. Easily draw out your room. Then choose materials and furnishings just by dragging and dropping.

This new software is perfect for creating a new living space; adding a fireplace; making your home energy efficient with new appliances; replacing countertops, cabinetry and fixtures; and enhancing any room in your house with a brand new look. You can import digital photos of your home's exterior or interior and instantly change paint colors. You can even design your dream home from scratch.

And it's easier than ever--no design experience necessary! Just point and click!

  • Room Makeovers
  • Interior Design and Remodels
  • HGTV How-To Video Library
  • Kitchens & Baths
  • Landscaping & Tools
  • Home Design
  • Cost Estimating


Get Professional Tips from HGTV's Video Library and a printed user guide to get you started and keep your creativity flowing. A variety of important topics are included, all to ensure your home improvement project turns out just as you dreamt it! Subjects include:

  • Interior Paint Finishings
  • Improving Your Kitchen
  • Artistic Backsplashes
  • Framing Windows
  • Carpets
  • Mold Prevention Methods
  • And Much More

Easy Room Makeovers with multiple options--or you can start with your own digital pictures. Import digital photos of home furnishings--or family photos--into your one-of-a-kind design!

Create virtual tours to visualize your finished living space before you ever start your project. Click to enlarge.

HGTV Home Design & Remodeling software makes it easy to design the kitchen of your dreams. Click to enlarge.

Hundreds of 3D Appliances, Furnishings, Lighting and More! Customize your space by selecting countertops, furniture and appliances in every style imaginable. Everything you need to plan, design, customize and create.

HGTV Home Design & Remodeling software makes it easy to design the kitchen of your dreams. Easily refinish cabinets, replace countertops, update appliances, and more. Even add decorative hoods and backsplashes and more functional eating areas.

Plan Your HGTV Green Kitchen. Kitchens are the energy hog of the home. Between refrigerators and the ovens, cooktops and dishwashers, microwaves and small appliances, it's easy to see how a kitchen can cook up most of your energy bill. HGTV Home Design & Remodeling software will help you to plan and visualize a ne, updated kitchen, complete with new, more energy-efficient appliances.

Wizard-Driven Interface makes any project fast and easy. There's even free tech support!

Photorealistic 3D Technology for unparalleled visualization capacity. 3D Real View makes it possible to conduct your own virtual walkaround.

Sample Home Plans for a fast start and virtually limitless creative options and innovations. Create your own floorplan in minutes or, create your own door and window styles, cabinets, lighting and window coverings. Build in everything from electrical outlets and switches to home networking and theatre systems. Plus: automatic roof placement, complete HVAC and plumbing, easy material selection--brick, stone, siding--and more.*

Landscaping Tools
Choose from hundreds of plants, fences, gates and more to plan beautiful, functional landscapes.

Plan and visualize a new, updated kitchen, complete with new, more energy-efficient appliances.

It's easy to plan even the most challenging project. Click to enlarge.

The changes you make in 3D are simultaneously made to your 2D plan--automatically. Click to enlarge.

Hundreds of 3D models to choose from. Click to enlarge.

Summary of Features for Makeovers and Remodeling

Flexible Interior Design Features

  • Replace Paint and Fabric:
    Take a digital picture of any room and visualize your new space.

  • Flooring Materials Library:
    Woods, tiles, carpets and more

  • Countertops Library, including granites and marbles

  • Brand Name Content and Materials

  • Complete Furniture & Appliance Library:
    Hundreds of 3D models to choose from

Realistic Visualization Features

  • Design in Photorealistic 3D:
    The changes you make in 3D are simultaneously made to your 2D plan--automatically.

  • 3D Walkthrough:
    Create virtual tours to visualize your finished living space before you ever start your project.

  • Accurate Natural Lighting:
    Visualize your home's interior at different times of day.

  • Easy Zoom and Navigation

  • And Much More!

Powerful Home Design Features

  • Intelligent Walls:
    Easily draw interior and exterior walls that automatically connect and repair.

  • Doors:
    Use the Door Wizard to add simple doors, bi-fold doors, French doors, sliding doors, garage doors and more.

  • Windows:
    Just click along a wall to insert casement, hung, sliding, bay, vent, hopper or louvered windows, plus windows in virtually any shape.

  • Hundreds of lighting fixtures

*Requires Internet connection

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